Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-05 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
Mine is a "Naturally Speaking" for Windows... I am moving files and software to a new laptop - when I get the "must have" stuff installed I'll check the version.. Larry On 02/05/2018 3:12 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: Is yours the actual Dragon Dictate running on a Mac or a later

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-05 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Is yours the actual Dragon Dictate running on a Mac or a later version such as Dragon Naturally Speaking running on a Windows OS or a Mac? Reviewers say Dragon Naturally Speaking ver. 13 is currently the easiest and most accurate to use. Gerry > I have one - came with DVD's and a USB headset.

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-04 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
I have one - came with DVD's and a USB headset. They reduced the price to $29 and I bought it. My only problem with it (after it "learns" your voice) is background noise. People talking in the background, the TV, and sometimes my case, my start dogs barking (my 4 legged door bells). I

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-04 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Do you know which Mac OS that is? I don't recall seeing it on the older Macs. Gerry > Actually, Mac OS has its own dictation software built in nowadays. I am > using it at the moment.It actually works fairly well,Although you do have > to be precise with your speech. > > -MMM- > > On Sat, Feb

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-03 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
Actually, Mac OS has its own dictation software built in nowadays. I am using it at the moment.It actually works fairly well,Although you do have to be precise with your speech. -MMM- On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 10:04 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > clay monroe

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-03 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
clay monroe wrote: > I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight, and > truly great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate. Mayhap, I have that wrong, > but somebody on list was using it. > clay I checked that out on the 'net. It seems that Dragon Dictate is only for

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-03 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight, and truly great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate. Mayhap, I have that wrong, but somebody on list was using it. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430

[MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-03 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Friend in Jacksonville was given the wrong medicine by his doctor, fell, and broke his elbow. He can't type on the computer without extreme pain and was wondering about speech-to-text. If someone on the list who can load and check out a good speech-to-text program, has a used laptop they would

Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-20 Thread Curt Raymond
time you used it you meant network card. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Computer question Message-ID: 2D8420B0FDCA4040B37EFFBA4E68D209@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain

Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-20 Thread Gerry Archer
Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Computer question Message-ID: 2D8420B0FDCA4040B37EFFBA4E68D209@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet. I fixed

Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:01:47 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer question Message-ID: 5DB1A0101FBC4B3484B7487C36415258@PC466116028214 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1;     reply

[MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-19 Thread Gerry Archer
A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet. I fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is bad (the wireless modem works okay). There's a lot of lightning in this area that often takes out internal modems. Since the rj45 modem is part of the motherboard,

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-28 Thread Scott Ritchey
...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 20:54 To: Mercedes Discussion List; Banned List Subject: [MBZ] computer question i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them away. any

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-27 Thread LarryT
/constitution/constitution.overview.html - Original Message - From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer question i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-27 Thread Allan Streib
I bought a Griffin iMic for digitizing my old vinyl with my G4 powerbook. It does the job, can't say it's the best option out there but it does work as advertised. http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic Allan On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:53 -0400, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-27 Thread Tim C
http://www.amazon.com/Plusdeck-2c-PC-Cassette-Deck/dp/B000CSGIJW Cheapskate that I am, I got an RCA to 3.5mm stereo cable (okay, already had one of them) and connected from my 'good' cassette player with auto-reverse and auto-stop, into my line-in, and set it next to my computer at work. I ran

[MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Gary Hurst
i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them away. any suggestions? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel
At 8:53 PM -0400 7/26/09, Gary Hurst wrote: i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them away. any suggestions? http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ -MMM- ___

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through a speaker and recording it with a mic On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 9:02 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel marme...@sbcglobal.netwrote: At 8:53 PM -0400 7/26/09, Gary Hurst wrote: i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through a speaker and recording it with a mic Come on, how hard is it to find a patch cord for two RCA plugs to an 1/8 stereo plug? Get one, and run it from your tape deck, preamp or receiver to the audio input on the

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Barry Stark
Gary - I use a program called Rip Edit Burn by Blaze software to copy all mu LP's tapes and any audio source, like say a radio broadcast. It's fairly cheap and has worked well for me. I'm sure there are others. You just hook the output of the cassette player, like say the headphone output, or line

Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Rich Thomas
You need an input of some sort on your computer that you can hook the TAPE MON or MON OUT of a stereo (to which a tape player is hooked) to using the appropriate cables. I have an external USB sound card that has a bunch of inputs and outputs for this sort of thing. I got it some years ago

Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2009-07-26 Thread ned kleinhenz
Gary: I used this EZ-Audio kit to make my old vinyls and cassettes into CDs: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-EZAudio-Transfer-Restoration-Kit/dp/B632HA It did a good job. Came with all the cords and connectors necessary, plus software to convert the formats. I used my old cassette player and

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-14 Thread Tim C
running a recently-updated AV after a safe boot if this just started (or got worse) recently. Just a thought. -Tim -Original Message- From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:29 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-14 Thread dave walton
I forgot to mention - the cpu heatsink fins on the Dell 5100 can become clogged with dust. This causes the cpu to overheat and will eventually kill it. If you look thru the fins, you might be able to see the dust clogging them on the inside of the unit. Just to be safe, periodically blow them with

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-14 Thread Richard Hattaway
from Don, Gnite.. Richard --- On Sat, 3/14/09, dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com wrote: From: dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer Question To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 3:05 PM I forgot to mention - the cpu

[MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Richard Hattaway
Since I am out of lurk mode briefly, I have a question for the computer literate among us. OH, and I hate people who ask computer questions on MB lists, so just throw the spear, it will be graciously accepted... I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop, running XP pro with half a gig of ram and a

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Wonko the Sane
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/ On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com wrote: Since I am out of lurk mode briefly, I have a question for the computer literate among us. -- next part

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread dave walton
You need more memory as well: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=enq=KTD-INSP8200/512cid=16866385495419858715scoring=p#ps-sellers You can go up to 1Gb on that computer. You have 2 memory slots. -Dave Walton On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Richard Hattaway
when I reboot the machine. Pax Vobiscum Richard --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote: From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer Question To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 3:29 PM http

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Wonko the Sane
I'm not that smart. I just knew where to look. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.comwrote: An outstanding answer. Thanks *so* much. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Gary Hurst
, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote: From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer Question To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 3:29 PM http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why

Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: i always wondered how items that sold for 2 dollars end up being 5 dollars on clearance. this has been going on for as long as i remember Never buy from inventory liquidations. They mark it up to full list or better, then knock it down 10% a week. I got stuck with $210 in

[MBZ] computer question (what to buy)

2008-05-21 Thread Gary Hurst
ok, tom has virused up his P4, and now insists on a new machine. so rusty bought him one. naturally, i started crying when i heard about this, as i am still on P4 and G4 standard. sadly, the last p4 i bought was a 2.6mhz a number of years ago, so i ah clueless as to what to get today. seems

Re: [MBZ] computer question (what to buy)

2008-05-21 Thread Harry Watkins
Consumers Reports covered computers recently, if you're interested, I'll feed their info to you. I put a lot of stock in what they say, others don't. Let me know. Harry On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok, tom has virused up his P4, and now insists on a

Re: [MBZ] computer question (what to buy)

2008-05-21 Thread dave walton
quad core Q6600 - 2.4ghz dual core E8500 - 3.16 Ghz The dual core will be faster as desktop unless you want to multi task and run programs that can run multi threaded or if you are running some kind of server application or games. You always want at least 2 cores because the operating system

Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:18:35 -0400 archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My next door neighbor, a widow, wants to transfer her data from an old Mac to a new PC. I have external harddrives big enough for the transfer. Can someone suggest a program or method by which this can be done? Gerry, Are

Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread archer
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:18:35 -0400 archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My next door neighbor, a widow, wants to transfer her data from an old Mac to a new PC. I have external harddrives big enough for the transfer. Can someone suggest a program or method by which this can be done? Gerry, Are the

Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread Peter Frederick
Depending on the version of the operating systems, you may just be able to network the two computers and enable file sharing, allowing direct transfer. However, you must be sure that the PC programs involved can read the data -- it may be necessary to save the Mac data in PC format. Any

Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread archer
- Original Message - From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Depending on the version of the operating systems, you may just be able to network the two computers and enable file sharing, allowing direct transfer. However, you must be sure that the PC programs involved can read the

[MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Barry Stark
Here's a question for those of you that know the intricate workings in computers. I have a computer that has a ASUS A7V-VE motherboard and an Athlon XP1800 + (AX1800DMT3C) CPU. It started having problems a while back and I just set it aside. I had a few moments today to play with it, so I set it

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Ed Booher
On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes pressing or tapping various places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse. Sounds to me a little like the board may have been damaged, most likely with the addition or removal of a PC card. If pressing or tapping

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Nick Wellinghoff
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] computer question no mb Here's a question for those of you that know the intricate workings in computers. I have a computer that has a ASUS A7V-VE motherboard and an Athlon XP1800 + (AX1800DMT3C) CPU. It started having problems a while back and I just set

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Tom Hargrave
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Booher Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes pressing or tapping various places on the M/B

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread dave walton
, January 02, 2006 7:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes pressing or tapping various places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse. Sounds to me a little

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Lee Einer
256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Booher Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread David Brodbeck
Lee Einer wrote: Might not be a bad idea if he would actually retire. How much more $$$ does he actually need to supplement his Social Security Check? I would have retired long ago, in his position, but his sort is a different breed. I remember a reporter asking Michael Dell (founder of

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread John M McIntosh
Well next week when apple starts shipping intel based macs it becomes *much* easier to run windows at native speeds on macs. Oh I'll give folks about a week to figure out how to dual boot. On 2-Jan-06, at 6:12 PM, dave walton wrote: Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Ed Booher
On 1/3/06, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well next week when apple starts shipping intel based macs it becomes *much* easier to run windows at native speeds on macs. Oh I'll give folks about a week to figure out how to dual boot. A week? I give it about 15 minutes, personally. 15